Dynasil Appoints Gary J. Bishop EVP - Photonics

NEWTON, Mass., Dec. 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Dynasil Corporation of America ("Dynasil" or the "Company") DYSL, a developer and manufacturer of optics and photonics products, optical detection and analysis technology and components for the homeland security, medical and industrial markets, today announced the appointment of Gary J. Bishop, Ph.D., to the newly created position of EVP – Photonics.

"We are very excited to have Gary join the Dynasil team," said Peter Sulick, President and CEO.  "We expect his leadership in this new position will be transformational for our Optics group. With more than twenty-five years of experience in operations excellence, sales and marketing, Gary will bring growth and new efficiencies to the high quality optics and photonics products for which Dynasil is known."

Most recently, Dr. Bishop served as COO and Senior Vice President at Qioptiq, Inc., the North American division of a $350M global optics and optical systems company.  Dr. Bishop was serving as President and CEO of LINOS Photonics, Inc. at the time of that company's acquisition by Qioptiq. Dr. Bishop has extensive additional experience in the laser industry, as well as information technology and software development. Dr. Bishop has a Ph.D. in Applied Physics from the University of Hull, in the U.K.

About Dynasil
Dynasil Corporation of America DYSL develops and manufactures optical detection and analysis technology and components for the homeland security, medical and industrial markets. Combining world-class expertise in research and materials science with extensive experience in manufacturing and product development, Dynasil is commercializing products including dual-mode radiation detection solutions for Homeland Security and commercial applications and sensors for non-destructive testing.  Dynasil has an impressive and growing portfolio of issued and pending U.S. patents.  The Company is based in Newton, Massachusetts, with additional operations in Mass., Minn., NY, NJ and the United Kingdom. More information about the Company is available at www.dynasil.com.

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Contacts:
Patty Kehe
Dynasil Corporation of America
Phone: 617.668.6855
Email: pkehe@dynasil.com

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